A Houston funeral director is at the center of a striking criminal case. Identified as Unique Green, she was back in court, accused of stealing a dead man's estate valued at more than $2 million.
The case did not surface overnight. It was first reported back in November of last year, after reporters began looking into allegations at a local funeral home.
The starting point of the inquiry was a grim discovery. Investigators were originally looking into cremated remains found at that funeral home back in 2025, after a search warrant was issued.
In court, Green pushed back against the accusations. She maintained her innocence, and her attorney essentially reinforced that stance during the hearing.
The proceeding set the terms of her release. A judge set her bond at $800,000, and today's probable cause hearing was largely about making sure she understood the conditions attached to that bond.
The allegations reach beyond a simple theft. Green is accused of forging a will, and also of forging documents about her qualifications to perform funerary services, which authorities treat as serious because it touches not only the theft of one individual's estate but also improper business practice in handling funerals.
One condition of her bond directly targets her profession. Green is not allowed to work in funeral services at all while the case moves forward, and with the next court session about a month away, it remains an open question whether the dead man's family will recover any of the estate.